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Motorcycle delivery person

Also called motorcyle courier, home delivery motorcycle driver, motorcycle driver of deliveries

Motorcycle delivery persons perform the transportation of all kinds of packets containing objects, loose pieces, prepared meals, medications and documents that require special treatment in terms of urgency, value or fragility. They transport and deliver their packets by motorcycle.

Will there be jobs?Limited prospects19 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Drivers and mobile plant operatorsWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,000 (Bulgaria) to €5,100 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Drivers and mobile plant operatorsWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training.Drivers and mobile plant operatorsWill AI change it?LittleLevel 2 of 6. AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.Motorcycle drivers · ILO

What you'd do

Motorcycle drivers · ILO
  • Driving and tending motorcycles or motorized tricycles to transport materials, goods and passengers
  • Observing traffic rules and signals
  • Cleaning and washing vehicles as well as performing maintenance and minor repairs
  • Keeping a record of journeys
  • Delivering messages
Interpret traffic signalsDrive in urban areasAnalyse travel alternativesEnsure the integrity of mailOrganise mail deliveries+ 6 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Constant contact with people
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines every day
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the related, broader US job "Couriers and Messengers"

Will there be jobs?

Limited prospects

Fewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.

People working as drivers and mobile plant operators in the EU
8.26m9.01m8.74m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,996,000 replacing leavers 322,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Drivers and mobile plant operators19
All jobs29
Right now
1 of 27 countries report a shortage of motorcycle drivers, 2 a surplus.
Motorcycle drivers · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,000 a month (Bulgaria) to €5,100 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among plant and machine operators, and assemblers in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Plant and machine operators, and assemblers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training is the usual route.

Highest qualification of drivers and mobile plant operators (EU, 2025)
Degree 8%Vocational 52%General secondary 11%Basic schooling 28%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Little

AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.25 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Keeping a record of journeys0.55
Delivering messages0.22
Driving and tending motorcycles or motorized tricycles to transport materials, goods and passengers0.18
Observing traffic rules and signals0.18
Cleaning and washing vehicles as well as performing maintenance and minor repairs0.12

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for motorcycle drivers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).